Construction of the railroad had begun in 1886 and was situated near the Hai River.

Finally, the canal joins the Hai River in Tianjin city centre, where it turns north-westward.

This was not yet complete when the 1048 flood shifted the river's main course sharply, overtaking the Hai River and further damaging the empire's northern provinces.

For example in China, 54% of the Hai River basin surface water is so polluted that it is considered un-usable.

Southeast, one to two miles away, along the Hai River, was the treaty port and foreign settlements.

The Hai River, like the Pearl River, flows from west to east.

The British then had to force the Ottoman forces out of a strong defensive line along the Hai River.

The Japanese remained on the west side of the Hai River and would not be part of the battle.

However, he found the bridge across the Hai River he had crossed a few days before now destroyed by the Boxers or the Chinese army.

The canal flows into the Hai River shortly before it joins the sea.